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MATTER OF CLAFLIN

No. 83-1885.

761 F.2d 1088 (1985)

In the Matter of Janis A. CLAFLIN, a/k/a Janis Armstrong, Debtor. HILLOCK HOMES, INC., Appellant, v. Janis A. CLAFLIN, a/k/a Janis Armstrong, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pearce, Smith & Akin, John A. Akin, Austin, Tex., for appellant.

Campbell, Davidson & Morgan, William C. Davidson, Austin, Tex., for appellee.

Before RUBIN, POLITZ, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas which overruled a judgment creditor's objection to appellee's claim of homestead exemption in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. We reverse, holding that the property was not appellee's homestead when the creditor's judgment lien was perfected against it.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In August 1977, appellee Janis Armstrong...

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